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At least three persons including a woman were killed while another woman sustained critical burn injuries after being struck by lightning in Odisha's Rayagada district on Friday.

One Sambari Pidika and her elder sister Pande Pidika along with two others were reportedly working in a cotton field in Bishnuguda village under Rayagada block today.

While they were working, it rained heavily in the area as predicted by the Bhubaneswar-based regional meteorological department. The heavy rainfall was accompanied by lightning strikes.

Unfortunately, all the four persons were struck by a lightning due to which Sambari died on the spot while Pande and the other two persons were rushed to the local hospital for treatment. However, doctors declared the two persons dead on arrival while Pande is still undergoing treatment at the hospital and her condition is stated to be critical.

Meanwhile, police initiated the process for their postmortem and handover the bodies to the family members of the deceased persons.

A pall of gloom descended on the village following the tragic incident and the local resident demanded compensation for the kin of the deceased persons as they were the bread earning members of the family.